From the Archives, 1996 Swans snatch victory in dying seconds of prelim
about 3 years in theage
Essendon started hot with a four-goal-to-one opening term, before the Swans piled on five unanswered majors in the second stanza. A second half arm-wrestle ensued, and Essendon held a six-point lead with two minutes remaining. After a goal to Sydney’s Daryn Creswell, Tony Lockett marked on the 50 with 17 seconds remaining and booted home one of the most famous points in the game’s history to seal a Grand Final berth for Sydney.
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